Working in retail, she was employed as a buyer for Hallís (a division
of Hallmark Cards) and Mermod Jaccard King, and was in sales at Tiffany
& Co. in New York and C.D. Peacocks Jewelers in Chicago.

She enjoyed music and sports on television, while carrying a passion
for reading. She attended the Christian Science Church in Waukesha.

A widow, she moved to Waukesha to live closer to her devoted sister,
Jean Ruzicka; niece, Bette Mahoney; and grandnephew, Brian Mahoney. She is
also survived by her son, John Smither of Rio Rancho, N.M.; a loving
sister-in-law, Rosa Lamb of Longview, Texas; and relatives and friends in
Texarkana, Ark., and Texas.

A private service will be held at Wisconsin Memorial Park, where she
will be interred.